The American Way (I) #2622
. . . in anticipation of the upcoming Semiquincentennial (250th Anniversary), we explore the many moods of the organ in the United States.
Hour 1
ANONYMOUS: 5 Pieces (Constance; Greenwich Hill; Contry Dance; Reel in D; The Vice President’s March) , fr William Schoener Music Book (Reading, PA 1821) –Philip T. D. Cooper (1800 Diefenbach/Berks County Historical Society, Reading, PA) AFKA 540
WILLIAM BILLINGS (arr. Saxton/Olsen): When Jesus wept. SPIRITUAL: Where you there –Judith Saxton, trumpet; Timothy Olsen (2005 Taylor & Boody/Kenan Chapel at Landfall; Wilmington, NC) Saxton & Olsen 95269
JUDITH VANDER: Flag Song, fr Powwow Suite –Anne Chabreck, flute; Marijim Thoene (2000 Dobson/St. Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, LA) Raven 910
ERNST BACON: Trumpet Tune –Marion Ruhl Metzon (1987 Bozeman/Eliot Congregational Church, Newton, MA) Raven 210
DAN LOCKLAIR: Swing Low, fr A Spiritual Pair –Patrick A. Scott (1965 Aeolian-Skinner+2013 Parkey/Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC) Raven 969
CHARLES ZEUNER: Organ Concerto No. 2 –L’Orchestre de Trupiano/Karl Loveland; Stephen Pinel (1830 Appleton/Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY) PD Archive (r. 5/11/87)
Filler – ANONYMOUS: Vice President’s March (see above)
Hour 2
GEORGE BAKER: Tuba Tune Ragtime –Yun Kyong Kim (1967 Tellers/Christ Episcopal Church, Dayton, OH) Muller 2011
AMY BEACH: Prelude on an Old Folk Song (The fair hills of Eire, o) –Harold Stover (1912 Austin/Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME) AFKA 110
BEASLEY SMITH: That lucky old sun –Ken Double (1929 Möller/Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA) A.E. Schlueter 2021
HAROLD STOVER: The Starry Night, fr Nocturnes Book I –Harold Stover (1928 Skinner/Cathedral of St. Luke, Portland, OR) Albany 765
DUDLEY BUCK: Home, sweet home –Susan Armstrong (1892 Johnson & Son/Sacred Heart Church, Waterbury, CT) AFKA 520
PAMELA DECKER: Golden Gates (2010) –Pamela Decker (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft 1130
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: That Sinking Feeling –Douglas Reed (1987 Holtkamp/Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN) Arkay 112
DANIEL FICARRI: Ceremonial Dialogue –David L. Ball (1962 Aeolian-Skinner+1977 Ruffatti, expanded/Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA) Gothic 49337
Filler – ZEUNER (see above)
All PIPEDREAMS programs this month are devoted to the organ art in the United States.
PIPEDREAMS is supported in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Ed and Wanda Eichler, and from Syndyne Corporation of Vancouver, WA and Taylor & Boody Organ Builders of Staunton, VA, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
